CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Hodding Carter III, a Mississippi journalist and civil rights activist who as U.S. State Department spokesman informed Americans about the Iran hostage crisis and later won awards for his televised documentaries, has died. He was 88. His daughter, Catherine Carter Sullivan, confirmed that he died Thursday in Chapel Hill, North
Continue ReadingBy Sam Fossum, CNN The US will bolster its defensive posture with heightened patrols in the Persian Gulf after destabilizing actions by Iran this past month to interfere with and seize commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz and other strategic waterways, according to a US National Security Council spokesperson. “[The] United States will not
Continue ReadingBy Annie Gimbel Click here for updates on this story UVALDE, Texas (KTVT) — Evadulia Orta keeps the last Mother’s Day card she received from her son Rojelio tucked away in a box. Although she can still hold the cherished keepsake, what makes this upcoming holiday difficult are the things she can’t touch. Her 10-year-old
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Gimena Páez could barely pay her bills. Then inflation in Argentina started rising even faster. The value of the country’s currency plunged, making most goods nearly unobtainable. Getting enough food for herself and her 11-year-old daughter became a daily struggle. Inflation has been a problem
Continue ReadingBy Magdala Louissaint Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — Michael and Hannah Carmack’s lives changed forever on Oct. 31 when they found out they’d be having quadruplets, two sets of identical twins. Michael showed WVTM how he grabbed his head in shock when he found out. “That’s what I was
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The city of Bend’s Wilson Avenue Corridor Project reached a major milestone Friday with the opening of the SE 15th Street roundabout.
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jeremy Strong is going from a corporate boardroom on TV to a whistleblower on Broadway. The actor who plays Kendall Roy in the HBO television series “Succession” has signed on to play a man who tries to expose water contamination in a Norwegian spa town
Continue ReadingBy SIAN WATSON Associated Press After two decades in the spotlight, the Jonas Brothers are still chasing butterflies. Joe, Kevin and Nick Jonas are releasing their sixth studio record “The Album” on Friday, before embarking on an U.S. tour in August. Nick says the band of brothers are putting themselves in new positions so they
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN David Risher had a rocky first week at his job. Days after taking over as the new CEO of Lyft last month, Risher announced plans to “significantly reduce” the company’s workforce and stressed that the decision was his. The next week, Lyft revealed the extent of the layoffs: 26% of the
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN David Risher had a rocky first week at his job. Days after taking over as the new CEO of Lyft last month, Risher announced plans to “significantly reduce” the company’s workforce and stressed that the decision was his. The next week, Lyft revealed the extent of the layoffs:
Continue ReadingBy Lanie Pope Click here for updates on this story Wilkes County, North Carolina (WXII) — “Bootlegging was a way of life. It’s how men fed their families,” Brian Call said. The Call family knows that way of life very well. Brian has preserved his family history in a distillery/museum in Wilkes County. “Our family
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Elle Fanning is talking about the pressures around movie franchises and what they mean for her own career. The actress, who played Aurora in Disney’s two “Maleficent” movies, has yet to appear in a Marvel, DC or “Star Wars” movie, but she’s ok with that. In an interview on the “Happy
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Hernandez Click here for updates on this story BOCA RATON, Florida (WPBF) — French bulldogs are now the most popular dog breed in the nation, but their cute “smoosh faces” make them the most likely to suffer from respiratory stress or heatstroke. French bulldogs, pugs and bulldogs are more than ten times more
Continue ReadingPITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — The 105th PGA Championship returns to Oak Hill for the fourth time. The course has been refurbished to reflect its original Donald Ross design and it plays 260 yards longer than the last time the PGA was there in 2013. The last two winners were Jason Dufner in 2013 and Shaun
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Dan Berman, CNN A federal judge late Thursday night temporarily blocked one of the Biden’s administration’s key tools to try to manage the number of migrants in US Customs and Border Protection custody. The ruling came just before Title 42 expired, and administration officials say it will make their job more
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN An unaccompanied Honduran teen housed at a Florida shelter died Wednesday while under the care of the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement, according to a congressional notice obtained by CNN on Friday. HHS is charged with the care of unaccompanied migrant children and places children
Continue ReadingBy Katie Sivco Click here for updates on this story MELBOURNE, Florida (WESH) — Melbourne police have charged a middle school teacher with child neglect after they say he failed to break up a fight among students on campus. According to police, a fight in the boy’s locker room broke out during gym class at
Continue ReadingTAMPERE, Finland (AP) — The United States has overcame defending champion Finland 4-1 to open the ice hockey world championship in Tampere. Alex Tuch scored two goals and Drew O’Çonnor had a goal and two assists to lead the U.S. Cutter Ganthier also scored and goaltender Casey DeSmith stopped 23 shots. In the Latvian capital
Continue ReadingBy Abbie Petersen Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A group of 30 local moms got an early start to Mother’s Day. What they thought was just a car seat safety class, turned out to be a welcome surprise. The current or soon-to-be moms gathered with a shared goal: to
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Friday, May 12th. You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays/.
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